A 37-yard field goal with 4.7 seconds left on the clock earned Lewiston a dramatic victory over Bangor on Friday night , 10-7 at Cameron Stadium. Around the state of Maine, the third week of football season was filled with games that came down to the wire.
Here are four that were decided by less than a field goal. For the second week in a row, the Hermon (2-1) football team went for the win on a 2-point conversion. Messalonskee thwarted the Hawks 35-34 in overtime last Friday, but this time Hermon’s gutsy play-calling paid off, as sophomore Sam Hopkins ran it in for the last-minute victory over Hampden (2-1).
“[The kids] made the call. They wanted it,” Hermon head coach Kyle Gallant said. “I have all the confidence in the world in them to make the right call.
Super proud of all of them.” Earlier in the fourth quarter, Hermon was stopped on goal-to-go at the one-yard line, but forced Hampden to punt and regained possession. Sophomore quarterback Ethan Curtis marshaled Hermon down the field again, culminating in a beautiful 27-yard touchdown pass to freshman Griffin Dunton.
Dunton then picked Hampden off to seal the victory. Trailing Stearns 32-14 on the road, Greely (2-1) shocked the Minutemen (2-1) with four fourth quarter touchdowns to win an 8-man football thriller. The fleet-footed Rangers of Cumberland Center began their comeback with a 90-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Luke Piper to senior Wes Piper.
After a Stearns touchdown, the Pipers linked .